Para ice hockey
Para ice hockey is ice hockey for players with a lower-body impairment, who sit on sledges and use two short sticks: a pick at one end to push and a blade at the other to shoot. It uses the ice hockey rink and most of its rules.
Checked 20 October 2026
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How long
Three periods of 15 minutes
Lengths are from the rule book.
The big events, and why they matter
- 1Paralympic Winter Games (para ice hockey)The top title in para ice hockey.Every 4 years · Holder: the United States beat Canada 6–2; China bronze
- 2World Para Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe sport's own world title.Yearly (to check) · Holder: 2025, Buffalo: the United States beat Canada 6–1
India
India is not among the Paralympic participating nations and is not named in the saved World Championships results [the two pages].
- Para ice hockey at the Paralympic Winter Games: No medal; not among the participating nations
- World Para Ice Hockey Championships: Not named in the saved results
Countries to know
India and the nations that have done best, biggest titles first.
- United StatesPara ice hockey at the Paralympic Winter Games: 6 golds, 1 bronze (latest 2026); World Para Ice Hockey Championships: 7 golds, 4 silvers, 1 bronze (latest 2025)
- CanadaPara ice hockey at the Paralympic Winter Games: 1 gold, 4 silvers, 2 bronzes (latest 2026); World Para Ice Hockey Championships: 5 golds, 5 silvers, 3 bronzes (latest 2025)
- NorwayPara ice hockey at the Paralympic Winter Games: 1 gold, 3 silvers, 1 bronze (latest 2010); World Para Ice Hockey Championships: 1 gold, 4 silvers (latest 2009)
- SwedenPara ice hockey at the Paralympic Winter Games: 1 gold, 2 bronzes (latest 2002); World Para Ice Hockey Championships: 1 gold, 2 bronzes (latest 2004)
Who runs it
| Rules made by | World Para Ice Hockey (WPIH), Rules 2018-2022, V2 |
| International federation | World Para Ice Hockey (WPIH) |
| In India | The Paralympic Committee of India is on the MYAS list for 2026; which body runs para ice hockey in India is not checked |
Searched 2026-10-20; no Indian body for this para sport was found beyond the PCI.
Where and when it is played
On an ice hockey rink. The big events: the Paralympic Winter Games every four years and the World Para Ice Hockey Championships.